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cowahbull's review against another edition
I'm a mood reader and I got distracted from it and very sad. I'm going to need to restart from the beginning once my mood changes again for that style book.
does_it_matter's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
rena_3's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
happyeverabigail's review
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is not a romance. But this is the perfect book for typical romance readers who like to hurt their own feelings. This has aspects of new adult and college days that is written in a way that felt so familiar. And not even invoking nostalgia which is my favorite kind of reflection, when I can look back in my past similar to the character but not wish I was there. I feel that everyone can pull aspects they either experienced or saw their friends through that are in this story.
This is not without some (minor) flaws. I felt that the middle went a little long and we got stuck in the past too much. It’s a credit to present Arden because I genuinely wanted more of her current self! Same goes for “him”. Also, unfortunately there is grammatical confusion, I don’t want to call them errors cause I don’t feel qualified enough to do so. If they were purposeful I personally did not like them. Things like where quotations within paragraph breaks were put I was frequently pulled out of the story trying to figure out who was speaking.
I desperately need this author to write actual HEA romance because the spice was so good. I recommend this book but with the CW of SA and it may cause you to ugly cry in a way you can’t fully comprehend or explain.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
gingerberry29's review against another edition
5.0
this book broke me in the best way
I have no words. Ok I have a few. Honestly, at first I was bored and tricked. I thought i knew who he was. Until dear author you made it so painfully obvious that I was wrong I died a million lovely deaths. But the ending. Oh the ending. Definitely a story that needed to be told but damn I wish I was mentally prepared
I have no words. Ok I have a few. Honestly, at first I was bored and tricked. I thought i knew who he was. Until dear author you made it so painfully obvious that I was wrong I died a million lovely deaths. But the ending. Oh the ending. Definitely a story that needed to be told but damn I wish I was mentally prepared